Rayon cone container



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Filed Feb. 3, 1937 Wmw 515554 I d A 6 5 l k a @M M m. a -HU: Q6 5Patented Mar. 8, 1938 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RAYON CONE CONTAINERRalph L. Barlow Baltimore, Md., assignor to The Hinde and Dauch PaperCompany, Sandusky, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application February 3,1937, Serial No. 123,826

8 Claims. (01. 206-65) The purpose of this invention is to provide a inFig. by dashes. The liner'comprises botcontainer which will carry anumber of spools of tom 5, ends 6 and end tucks 1, these panels beingsoft yarn each maintained securely in place and also separated by theusual fold lines, indicated immovable in any position of the shippingpackin dasheson Fig. 6. vThe corners of the tucks 5 age, protected fromdust and dirt, and the sur- 1 are preferably cut away toavoid contactwith 5 face of each spool protected from any contact the yarn on thecones. I with the adjacent spools or with the sides of the Yarn iscustomarily wound in a frustro-conical package. In .the presentdevelopments of texcop on avcentral spindle which tapers from hottiles,and particularly in the manufacture of-syntom to top and projects belowand above the 10 thetic textiles, softer and softer yarns are beingwound yarn. Such a cop is shown at H in Fig. 2, 10 produced, whichrequire increased care and prothe central spindle being indicated bydashes and tection in handling and in packing for storage or designatedby reference character. l2. The top for transportation. -It is thepurpose of this projection l3, of less diameter than the bottominvention to provide a container meeting the reprojection l4, is ofsomewhat greater vertical ex- 5 quirements stated, which container atthe same tension. time is characterized by simplicity of construc- Inorder to accommodate a plurality of such tion, by strength, and by theopposing qualities cops (eight in the container here selected to illusofsecurity of closure combined with ease of ,trate the principles of-theinvention), the bottom opening. 7 5 of the liner is perforated atappropriate inter- To the accomplishment of the foregoing and valsforming holes 24 each to receive a lowerspin- 2 related ends, saidinvention, then, consists of the dle extension l4, while smaller holes23 in the top means hereinafter fully described and particulap 3 receivethe spindle upper ends I3, all as larly pointed out in the claims.illustrated in Fig. 2 Inasmuch as these upper The annexed drawing andthe following deends|3 project above the outer face of the ,top

25 scription set forth in detail certain structure emlaps 3, piling ofcartons, and stability in the piles, 25 bodying the invention, suchdisclosed means conare provided for by holes 2| of proper size in thestituting, however, but one of various structural outer bottom whichreceive the ends l3 as forms in which the principle of the invention mayshown in Fig. 2. be used. It will be readily seen from the drawing that-In the accompanying drawing: Q the various holes 2|, 23 and 24 are allso dis- 30 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved conposed as tooccupy the proper relative position tainer closed, with parts brokenaway for inteto hold the cops in place in the container when riorshowing; closed.

Fig. 2 isa transverse vertical section on the In order to fasten thecontainer shut an end plane 2-2, Fig. 3, but showing parts of twointerlock isprovided consisting of slots 30 di- 35 stacked boxes andshowing cones.of yarn in elerected inwa'rd along the respective foldlines bevation; tween each of the panels 3 and 4 at each end and Fig. 3is a longitudinal vertical section on the preferably of a depthapproximately half the plane 3-3, Fig. 2, the position of a single conewidth of tucks I. Slots 3| equal in width to the 40 being indicated bydot and dash line's; thickness of the two flanges 4, and preferably 40Fig. 4 is an end detail in perspective to further about half the depthof 1, are disposed at mid illus rate h clo n rrangements and also vwidth of each' tuck I. At each end of the box the showing a slightlydifferent form; slot 3| and the two slots 30 interlock the tuck 1 Fig. 5illustrates the blank which forms the exwith the adjacent ends of. thetwo flanges 4 as terior of the carton; shown in Figs. 1 and 4, thusclosing the box se- 45 Fig. 6 illustrates the blank which forms theincurely until the end 6 is swung out. Matching terior of the carton;and hand holes 32, are cut in the top near each end,

Fig. 7 is a f n y longitudinal ver i a whereby the worker can press thetwo flanges to section showing an alternative end constructiom gether,while closing t ends 6 and fitting the As seen by reference to igmy p ovslot 3| over the flange edges. 50 container, in its general aspects,comprises alap- In the event that relieved corners are not top exterioror wrapper and a liner with outside needed on the tuck l the tuck may becarried out ends. The lap-top wrapper comprises in detail to full width,as IA, Fig.4. bottom I, sides 2. top half-laps 3 and flanges 4, As analternative locking arrangement, shown I 53 all separated by the usualfolding lines indicated in i he slots 3| can be omitted fromthe 55 endtucks 1B and the slots 30' in the flanges cut to a depth not less thanthe corresponding depth of 1B, but this arrangement is less advantageousbecause it permits the flanges l to spread so that their bottom edgesmay come against the sides of the cops.

In assembling the box, the inner bottom panel is laid over the outerbottom panel I, thus bringing the holes 24 and 2| into the concentricrelationship shown in Fig. 1, the sides 2 and ends 6 are folded upward,and the cones I! are loaded into the box, with the bottom projections Hfltting into the apertures 24. The top laps 3 are now folded to theclosed position, bringing the flanges 4, 4 downward into face-adiacentrelationship, Figs. 1 and 2, where they are held by the operatorreaching through the pair of holes 32, and the ends 6 are then closedwith the tucks I resting under the laps 3, and the slots 30, 3|interengaging as explained above. If necessary, further fastening, suchas tape, may be employed, but this is optional and not in itself a partof the invention, hence is not shown in the drawing.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employedinstead of the one explained, change being made as regards the structureherein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the followingclaims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention:

1. In a container in combination, a liner and a covering separatetherefrom, said liner comprising an inner bottom and outer ends, tuckson said liner ends, top laps and inwardly projecting flanges on saidcovering, said top flanges and end tucks constituting interlockingelements in the closed container.

2. In a. container in combination, a liner and a covering separatetherefrom, said liner comprising an inner bottom and outer ends, tuckson said liner ends, said tucks occupying only the middle parts of saidends, top laps and inwardly projecting flanges on said covering, saidtop flanges and end tucks constituting interlocking elements in theclosed container.

3. A container comprising a bottom panel, a pair of side panels, a pairof top panels, and closing flanges carried by each of said top panels,an inner bottom panel separate from all the foregoing, outer end wallsattached thereto, tucks on said end walls, and interlocking meansbetween said end tucks and said top closing flaps.

4. A container comprising an outer body and a liner therein, said linercomprising an inner bottom, outer ends, and tucks on said ends, saidouter body comprising a bottom, sides, top halflaps, and flangesdepending from said half-laps and adapted for iace-to-face engagement inthe closed container, and slots longitudinally disposedat the ends ofthe junctions of the hall'- laps with the dependent flanges, and ofwidth substantially equal to the thickness of the slideend tucks.

5. A container comprising an outer body and a liner therein, said linercomprising an inner bottom, outer ends, and tucks on said ends, saidouter body comprising a bottom, sides, top halflaps, and flangesdepending from said half-laps and adapted for face-to-face engagement inthe closed container, slots longitudinally disposed in the ends of thehalf-lap flanges, said slots being substantially equal in width to theliner-endtuck thickness, and slots in the liner-end tucks disposedopposite the half-lap flanges and as wide as the combined thickness ofthe half-lap flanges.

6. A container comprising an outer body and a liner, said linercomprising an inner bottom, outer ends, and tucks on said ends, and anouter body comprising a bottom, sides, top half-laps, and flangesdepending from said half-laps and adapted for face-to-face engagement inthe closed container, slots longitudinally disposed at the ends of thejunctions of the half-laps with the dependent flanges, the depth of saidslots being less than the corresponding dimension of end tucksengageable in said slots in the closed position of the box.

7. A container for articles havingrreduced end projections, saidcontainer comprising an outer body and a liner, said body and said linereach including bottoms of substantially equal size and shape, largeopenings in the liner bottom adapted to receive container ends, smallopenings in the outer bottom aligned with said large openings; saidouter body also including a lap top, and openings therein aligned withsaid large openings when the container is closed.

8. In a carton adapted for the packing of material having projecting endelements, an outer cover and a liner adapted to fit therein and form theends thereof, said liner being apertured to conform to the positions ofthe end elements of the contained articles, and corresponding aperturesin the top of the outer container adapted, when said container isclosed, to align with the firstnamed apertures.

RALPH L. BARLOW.

